Cone ring



Sept. 1, 1925. 1,552,211

W. A. BUTZINE GONE RING Filed March 14, 1924 Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

UNITED STATES WALTER afnu'rzmn, 0F RACINE, WISCONSIN.

CONE RING.

Application filed March 1 4, 1924. Serial No. 699,223.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVALTER A. BUTZINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of l/Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Cone Ring, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cone rings particularly adapted to be employed on silk weaving and spinning cones.

An important object of the invention is to provide a ring which may be inserted upon the upper portion of silk cones to permit the silk to be wound therefrom without breaking.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will prevent the silk thread or the like from rubbing upon the rough surface of the cone and becoming worn or broken.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which is simple, yet durable and efficient for the purpose intended.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent in the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing one method of applying my improved device upon a silk cone,

Figure 2 is a similar view showing another method of applying my device upon} the cone, and

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the device embodying my invention.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 generally denotes the cone shaped member usually employed in the weaving and spinning of silk or the like, and is usually constructed of cardboard or a similar material. The silk thread 6 is wound about the cone member a convenient distance from the upper extremity, this distance often varying and thereby requiring different adjustments of my device.

In order to permit the thread to be unwound from the cone more readily and without undue wear I provide a cone ring 7 which is composed of a tapering band 8 adapted to befitted upon the upper extremity of the cone and a circular flange 9 which is formed upon the band and is substantially right angular to the central axis of the cone, the extreme edge of the flange 9 being preferably rounded to provide a smooth surface in order to avoid any destructive effect upon the thread being unwound from the cone. The cone ring 7 may be constructed of aluminum which may be smoothly finished and polished and effi cient for the purpose, although I do not wish to restrict my invention to this material as it is obvious that any suitable material may be employed in the construction thereof.

As it will be well understood by those familiar with the art the loss due to break:-.

age of the thread employed in weaving silk hose and like commodities is quite material in addition to the time consumed by the workmen repairing the numerous breakages due to the high speed cones. The main cause of breakage however is due to the rough surface of the cones upon which the thread is wound, the unwinding of the thread over the rough surface causing the same to become worn and often broken thereby stopping the machinery and requiring the thread to be knotted or otherwise secured. My improved device is especially constructed to overcome this weakness in the weaving art and it may be readily secured to the upper extremity of the cone to permit the goods to be unwound about the flange thereof without coming in contact with the cone surface.

It is also well known that the thread is not uniformly wound upon the cone, in some instances the thread being wound nearer the upper portion than in others and in order to avoid difficulties in mounting my improved cone ring under these conditions, I have made provisions for inverting the same when it is deemed advisable to do so.

In Figure 1 of the drawing I have shown a cone member having the thread wound comparatively high thereon therefore my cone ring 7 is secured to the upper portion of the cone with the flange 9 in the upper position enabling the thread to be unwound without difiiculty.

In Figure 2 of the drawing I have shown a cone with the thread wound comparatively low permitting my cone ring to be inserted with the tapered band 8'in the upward position and snugly fitting the cone 7 While the flange 9 is pain the downward position, the position of the thread upon the cone permitting this methodof securing the clevice to the cone.

It is to be understood that the form ofmy invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as the preferrediexamp-le-of the same, and that various oha-nges'as to the shape and size may be resortedvto Without departing from the spirit of the invention, or the scope of the subj-oined claim.

Having thus described invention, I claim":

A cone ring comprising an annular body formed from sheet metal and having its outer edge rounded transversely, the body being of uniform transverse thickness throughout, the body being concave trans- ;versely \Whereby the inner and outer edges of the body are disposed in parallel planes.

In testimony whereof, -I;have affixed signature. r 'WALTER BUTZIN E. 

